We know how you like your hardcore RPGs: loaded with text menus. It's not a game if it doesn't involve constantly selecting from nested lists of items. From the looks of these new scans, Etrian Odyssey 2 will fill your spreadsheet-gaming needs admirably.Sure, there's great character art or whatever, but we know what the real attraction is -- all those numbers in rows, and all those actions to select. From the menu-based RPG combat to the skill-point distribution, you'll be staring at text-filled rectangles for endless hours.
We really appreciate that companies are still making ruthlessly hardcore old-school dungeon RPGs like this. Even if we don't necessarily have the requisite RPG-ology degree to be able to play this one.
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11-20-2007 @ 10:31PM
tamriel said...
What is it with this post's author, can't handle a couple decisions based on numbers? If you need any help, I can take care of your finances. :-P
Lame quips aside, I am very excited by this game, having played a lot of the first. It really brought to my DS the "Diablo" feeling of fascination towards character customization. I hope there's even more skill-tree-climbing options for each class (instead of only two, like there were for classes like the Dark Hunter and Landsknecht).
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11-21-2007 @ 5:45AM
Ben said...
That's great ! I still have to finish the first one, I'm sure it's enough time for the translators to localize this new one.
Good to know there's more to come !
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11-21-2007 @ 12:01PM
InvisibleMan said...
I'm playing the first one right now... I've been playing it since May! I'm near the end (the 21st floor). It has easily my vote for best DS game of the year!
The screen you show looks no different than the Party Formation screen from the first game, though... And there are other information screens that are far more complex in that game. And I LOVE it!!
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11-30-2007 @ 3:50AM
2dere said...
I'm having trouble finding a copy of the first game. I've learnt my lesson and I'm getting the second one asap!
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